Transitioning to Broadcast IP Infrastructures; Part 2 - Practical Topologies and Systems March 2^nd 2021 - 09:30 AM

Our first Essential Insights is a set of three video episodes in which we discuss transitioning to IP with industry experts. We explore the fundamental challenges during the planning stage. The decisions that need to be made, and the long-term thinking needed to maintain flexibility, scalability and resilience.

Diversified Systems Builds Cost-Effective IP Network For Power Station At BerkleeNYC March 3^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

A number of new production facilities are now being designed and built around the ST 2110 standard for video over IP, but the cost has been prohibitive for many others. The engineers at Diversified Systems Inc. (DSI), a veteran systems integrator, were challenged by this when it came to a recent

Grass Valley Strikes $5 Million Multi-Year Deal With Gravity Media March 1^st 2021 - 09:30 AM

Grass Valley and Gravity Media partner for major sporting events with multi-year live production infrastructure deal.

Registration Now Open For AIMS TechFest 2021 February 26^th 2021 - 11:00 AM

The free interactive virtual event will focus on IPMX and remote audio production, and provide opportunity for face-to-face meetings with experts and colleagues.

IBC Announces Strategic Plan For 2021 February 25^th 2021 - 09:30 AM

Building on its mission of Empowering Content Everywhere and serving the media, entertainment and technology industry, IBC has announced its strategic plan for 2021, focusing on the return of a live event in Amsterdam this year.

SMPTE Hollywood To Examine Next-Gen Audio For ATSC 3.0 February 24^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Representatives from ATSC, Dolby Laboratories, Fraunhofer Institute and Broadway Video to discuss Dolby AC-4, MPEG-H and the future of broadcast audio.

SOLVING IP ROUTING FOR BROADCASTERS: PART 2 - NMOS Progress For Broadcast Control February 24^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

IP networks are delivering outstanding success for broadcasters, both in terms of scalable functionality and flexibility. And the recent NMOS suite of specifications is improving integration and control, with IS-06 and IS-07 accelerating the process.

The World Of OTT: Part 7 - Live Production & Distribution February 23^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

The effect of OTT-based delivery is wide-reaching, stretching all the way back to the original content production domain and creating new technical requirements and opportunities.

MESA And SMPTE Develop First Human- And Machine-Readable Language Metadata Table February 19^th 2021 - 10:30 AM

In collaboration with MESA, SMPTE is bringing the media industry’s first human- and machine-readable Language Metadata Table (LMT) into its public review process, an early step toward SMPTE standardization

Solving IP Routing For Broadcasters: Part 1 - Enabling Software Control February 17^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

SDI and IP differ fundamentally in their approach to data transport as SDI is circuit switched and IP is packet switched. This provides interesting challenges for us as we start to consider what it means to route IP signals.

Global Viewpoint

IP Agile Mindsets February 25^th 2021 - 09:15 AM

Agile development and DevOps are relatively new concepts for broadcasters. But when I interviewed Paul Markham, from Discovery, in Part 1 of Transitioning to Broadcast IP Infrastructures, it became clear that these disciplines have implications that stretch far beyond software development.